Tarek El Moussa is a well-known TV personality and a real estate investor. He earned popularity as a host of HGTV’s hit reality TV series, Flip or Flop. Currently, the series is running its seventh season. Received his real estate license at the age of 21, he successfully runs the series with his ex-wife, Christina El Moussa.

Tarek El Moussa's Early Life & Career: Flip or Flop

Tarek El Moussa is best known as TV personality and reality star, born on 21st August 1981. He grew up in Long Beach, California to American parents. His nationality is American, and he is of white ethnicity.

El Moussa's popular show 'Flip or Flop' is a television series aired on HGTV hosted by real estate agents and real-life 'then' husband and wife Tarek and his ex-wife Christina El Moussa.

El Moussa earned his real estate license at the age of 21. He met his wife Christina while working in the real estate industry. The couple sold real estate in the Southern California area.

The real estate business started to suffer when the housing market plummeted after the October 2008 stock market crash. The couple went to live in a home paying $6,000 to $7,000 per month for few years.

Tarek and his wife Christina also runs a real-estate agency called 'Tarek and Christina: The El Moussa Group,' in Orange County, California. Their agency is an area with one of the largest foreclosure rates in the country.

El Moussa is currently a single father with two children. He was married to Christina El Moussa Tarek, his partner on the HGTV’s show ‘Flip or Flip.’ The couple tied the knot in 2009. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Taylor Reese El Moussa in 2010 including Taylor El Moussa born in 2010 and Brayden El Moussa born in 2015.

El Moussa dated Alyssa Logan, his family’s nanny after splitting with his wife, Christina. They started dating in September 2016. She took care of the couple’s two children during the time. The pair had a short-time relationship, as they separated after one month of the relationship.

Tarek and Christina co-parent their children. He loves spending his leisure time with his children. Christina is also taking her time to focus on her children and herself.

Currently, Tarek and Christina host their show called Flip or Flop. The show debuted on HGTV in 2013. The show is running its seventh season and has crossed more than 90 episodes. The pair signed a deal with the network in 2012, and they are successfully running the show until the present time.

El Moussa has the net worth of $4 million. The pair has made a huge amount of money their show, Flip or Flop.

Thyroid Cancer

In 2013, El Moussa faced both thyroid and testicular cancer. It was noticed after a fan saw a lump on his neck during the show. The viewer, who was a nurse also warned him that he might have cancer and suggested him to examine. He was diagnosed with cancer after a week.

Moussa is now determined to save lives since he has beaten his cancers. He has teamed up the Movember Foundation. The organization raise awareness about men’s health and encourage early cancer detection.